Monday 10 December 2012 09.11 EST
First published on Monday 10 December 2012 09.11 EST

Lionel Messi sailed past Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals in one calendar year with his two strikes against Real Betis on Sunday. It is, of course, not the only record the Argentinian has broken in the past 12 months.

Here is a look at his year in numbers

3 Only player to win the Ballon d'Or three years in a row. He is favourite to be named the winner again next month

4 Only player to be European Cup top scorer four years in a row

4 Most goals scored by a player in the Fifa Club World Cup, jointly held with Denilson

5 Only player to score five goals in a Champions League match, against Bayer Leverkusen

7 Number of minutes in which Messi has not scored in 2012 – the 1st, 2nd, 10th, 14th, 15th, 46th and 69th minutes